Scotland's Sandy Scott earned PGA Tour promotion by winning the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Scotland's 28-year-old Sandy Scott captured his first Korn Ferry Tour victory at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship in Columbus, Ohio, finishing one stroke ahead of American John Marshall Butler. His six‑under‑65 round on the Scarlet Course secured an 18‑under‑266 total, breaking the tournament’s 72‑hole record.
The win moved Scott to second place on the Korn Ferry Tour points list and secured his promotion to the PGA Tour for the first time, making him the seventh player and the first European to qualify for the main tour in the 2027 season. Earlier in the week he had been runner‑up at the Simmons Bank Open and had previously withdrawn from the BMW Charity Pro‑Am after a wrist injury resurfaced.
Scott, a native of Inverness, had undergone two surgeries following a 2019 ligament tear in his right wrist. He described a period of doubt about his career, noting the injury’s impact on his ability to warm up and play. He expressed gratitude for returning to competition and achieving the win.
The available reporting does not provide details on his schedule beyond the note that he will return to a PGA Tour event next year, his first since the 2020 US Open.